Tesla, Inc. — Director's Dealing 2013

Feb 8, 2013

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: TESLA MOTORS INC (TSLA)
CIK: 0001318605
Period of Report: 2013-02-07

Reporting Person: Ahuja Deepak (CFO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2013-02-07	Common Stock	M	5000	$14.17	Acquired	6480	Direct
2013-02-07	Common Stock	S	5000	$39.5	Disposed	1480	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2013-02-07	Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$14.17	M	5000	Disposed	2017-06-11	Common Stock (5000)	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The stock option exercise and sale reported on this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on March 8, 2012.

F2: Shares subject to the option become vested and exercisable upon the Issuer's achievement of certain performance objectives set forth in the option agreement.